as in stubborn
not willing to do what someone wants or asks for; not cooperative
uncooperative children an uncooperative witness
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Recent Examples of uncooperative
Pollard allegedly refused to identify himself to police and acted belligerent and uncooperative, the affidavit stated.
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Andrea Klick, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024
San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies arrived to find Bernstein uncooperative and the home in disarray.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
Her attempts to force lawmakers to open up have been stifled by an uncooperative General Court and legal rulings that her office lacks the power to audit the Legislature.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
The Washington Examiner reported in September that the DEA, which is in charge of setting drug allotment quotas, has been largely uncooperative to congressional requests to alleviate the shortage.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Klick, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024
San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies arrived to find Bernstein uncooperative and the home in disarray.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
Her attempts to force lawmakers to open up have been stifled by an uncooperative General Court and legal rulings that her office lacks the power to audit the Legislature.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
The Washington Examiner reported in September that the DEA, which is in charge of setting drug allotment quotas, has been largely uncooperative to congressional requests to alleviate the shortage.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncooperative
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The stubborn machine has won, and politicians are, for the most part, just fodder, which means that every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into another battle site in an endless culture war.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Coaches will tell you of a character who could be grumpy or stubborn, but also of someone who needed faith shown in him.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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After the March 19 incident, Huger, 61, was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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The boy’s parents also never made an official claim of willful misconduct or said the vaccine harmed their son, the justices noted.—
Katie Smith,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 Dec. 2024
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Weakened, isolated but defiant: Hamas faces a crossroads with the cease-fire.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the political chaos provoked by the Dec. 3 martial law declaration is expected to continue, as Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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The uncontrollable blaze, which continued to consume buildings, has wound up burning more than 11,000 acres between the two beach towns.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Despite a long and uncontrollable process of detaching herself from family, friends, and even her husband, she was told by doctors that everything was fine.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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According to Cartwright, both recalcitrant and cooperative countries have seen reductions in border encounters, regardless of deportation flights.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
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These are often referred to as recalcitrant countries.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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